Lighting fixture



May 28, 1940. 1-. D. PHILLIPS LIGHTING FIXTURE Filed Oct. 31, 1938INVENT OR. 77-/0M;4$ fli H/LL/PS.

if l 'xllll Patented T 28, rate 2,202,266

LIGHTING TE Thomas D. Phillips, Denver, Colo, assignor oi fifty per centto Lillian Montaldo, New York,

Application October 31, 1938, Serial No. 237,804

2 Claims. (Cl. 240-78) This invention relates to an interior lightir'rgare curved inwardly and downwardly on a parafixture and has for itsprincipal object the probolic arc to a relatively sharp elongated apex.

vision of a fixture which will employ and dis- A supporting bar l3extends outwardly from tribute all of the light emitted from the moderneach extremity of the apex of the canopy to fluorescent t b s, supportan open irame l4 corresponding in con- 5 Fluorescent tubes for lightingpurposes are tour to the contour of the canopy ID. The frame opaque,that is, light cannot pass through the M is formed With a lowerstiffening flange 23. tubes and if placed in the ordinary lighting fix-The end members of the frame it each carry a ture, they act to shadow orobstruct the light er s O ns lat n tu e terminal receptacles l5 19 beingreflected h from th rear of t t for supporting the extremities of aparallel series For this reason, the usual reflector 0r fixture is Offluorescenttubes is. The receptacles l5 rest not eiiicient withfluorescent tube lighting. upon the flange 3. T e terminals of the Theprincipal object of this invention is to fluorescent tubes, indicatedat", extend into the provide a fixture which will utilize the light frompy ll to a. suitable tube transformer l8. all sides of each tube foreflicient illumination The ans ormer in turn is connected to the andwhich will reflect, deflect and difiuse the regular i g circuit asindicated at l9. light in directions which will uniformly illumiy d sred even number of tubes may be emnate a room from the ceiling to thefloor. P y d depending p n the brilliancy desired- Another object of theinvention is to provide An e number is d a e 80 t a an equal 90 alighting fixture in which fluorescent tubes of number of tubes willpositioned on each side to difierent ors may b used in t same fixture ofthe canopy In. As illustrated, four tubes are and if desired controlledindependently so as to used, two 011 each e Of e 81 1 mix the colors toproduce a light of any desired Extending outwardly and downwardly fromcolor for use in clothing fitting rooms, etc., where t flange 23 at eachside of the frame are a color matching is important, series of hookedbracket members 29 which A further object is to accomplish the abovepport a.sheet of translucent glass 2!, such as in a fixture which willbe neat, ornamental and frosted glass Wh flash lass. below h t bes.modernistic in appearance, easy to manufacture Theglass sheet 2I acts todiffuse and Spread the and install and easy to service afterinstallation. light rays p ojected downward y from he ower oth r objectsand advantages reside in th half of the tube is and the curved sides ofthe tall construction of the invention, which is decanopy l9 act to P jel t y from the P- signed for simplicity, economy, and efllciency. perhalf of e tu es at d fiu g angles, indi- These will become more apparentfrom the fol- Gated at that e e g a d Side walls lowing description ofthe room will be lighted from the reflected In the following detaileddescription of the light of the oanopy- 86 invention reference is had tothc accompanying It is preferred to e e bes E6 of difi'erent drawing whih fg ms pan; here f Like h colors, for instance, two of the tubes redand erals refer t lik parts in 1 views of the draw. the remaining tubesgreen or blue so that when ing and throughout the description all tubesare on a mixture of light will be pro- In the drawing; duced closelyresembling white sun light. If Fig. 1 is a perspective View of theimproved desired, each set of colored tubes may be confixture as itwould appear in place trolled by a separate switch 26 so that either orFig. 2 is a longitudinal section therethrough both colors may beobtained as desired These taken on the 1m 8 Fig L switches may becontrolled by means of suitable pull chains 22. While a specific form ofthe improvement has been described and illust h Fig. 4 is an enlargeddetail section through sired to e understmd i i i gz gg g i g one of thetube receptacles, taken on the line varied, within the scope of theappended claims 4-8 Fig. 3. 50 without de arta from th 1 50 Theinvention comprises a hollow elongated t p ng e Sp rit of the inveninvert an p Structure 1 adapted to be I-llaving thus described theinvention, what is cured to the ceiling of a room by means of a claimedand desired secured by Letters Fatent fixture stud H extending from theusual 0011- is: p 1

duit box fitting 12. All sides of the canopy l0 1. A lighting fixturecomprising: an elongated Fig. 3 is an enlarged 'cross section taken onthe line 33, Fig. 2.

supported by said latter members below said tubes. r

2. A lighting fixture comprising: an elongated canopy; curvated sides onsaid canopy extending inwardly and downwardly to an elongated apex;supporting members extending outwardly from said apex; an open framesupported by said supporting member below said canopy; a series ofparallel, equal-length fluorescent tubes in said frame; a horizontal,translucent glass plate; means for supporting said'plate below saidtubes, said tubes differing in color; means for controlling the tubes ofdifferent colors independently; and a fixture stud for securing saidcanopy to the ceiling of a room,

- THOMAS D. PHILLIPS.

